Idaho
Give Ford, Idaho Vandals grace and time to build the program
However, the subtext with two of those losses is that starting quarterback Joshua Wood has been out with a lower-body injury. In one of the four losses, he played the entire second half with an injury as well.
Ford said that there was no reason to rush Wood back and did not want to risk any further injury for the QB. He said the long-term goal is to have Wood ready for multiple years to come on the Vandals.
Idaho is planning to take an intrinsic look within the program and reassess what might be working and what may not.
“And so obviously, when you’re in a spot where you’ve lost four games in a row, you’ve got to really look inside and see what’s important,” Ford said. “And right now, what’s important is this team’s got to get better. I think you’re really seeing our youth on display in a lot of areas, and we’ve got to coach them better. Starts with me.”
Ford said that the plan is to do a better job at play selection with the talent the team has and try to get back to winning. He said the big focus of the week is “doesn’t matter, get better.”
Obviously there is pressure when you should be a top team in the Big Sky and in the FCS with the success that the Vandals’ have had recently with Eck, but historically, his time with Idaho is an outlier.
I’m not saying that Ford is bound for Paul Petrino type years. Let’s say Idaho sticks around the bottom of the Big Sky for the next couple years, then I think it would be right for the university to move on from him and his coordinators.
Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised for them to move on from one of their coordinators after this year.
But in reality, it takes time to build a successful program. Idaho should give Ford time to build up his recruits, work the transfer portal and continue to build the team up for next year and the years after.
Junt can be reached at 208-848-2258, tjunt@lmtribune.com or on X (formerly Twitter) @TrevorJunt.
BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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